Hat-pin guard.



1. FRIERSON HAT PIN GUARD.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 24, 19M.

Patented May 28 JESSE FRIERSON, OF ALBANY, GEORGIA.

EAT-PIN GUARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 28, 1918.

Application filed April 24, 1914. Serial No. 834,234.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J nssn FRIERSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Albany, in the county of Dougherty and State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat-Pin Guards; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to guards for hat pin points, and more particularly to devices of this character of an ornamental design quickly attachable to the point of hat pin for preventing injury.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which shall be simple in construction, eflicient and durable in use and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts as will be hereinafter specifically described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of the hat pin guard applied to use,

Fig. 2 represents a longitudinal central sectional View therethrough, and,

Fig. 3 represents a side elevation of the pin guard and securing device therefor.

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherein similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 5 indicates a housing which may be formed of any suitable material, such as metal, and is preferably shaped to present a neat and attractive appearance. One end of the housing 5 is open as at 6 and the opposite end. closed at 7 A. tubular housing 8 having one end 9 closed and the opposite end open is secured concentrically within the housing 5 by intermediate securing straps 10 and end securing straps 11.

The casing 8 terminates a distance inwardly of the open end 6 of the housing 5,

and a pair of springs 12 is secured at dia-.

metrically opposite points to the inner face of the housing 5 and extends inwardly into proximity with the open end of the casing 8. The springs 12 are adapted to resiliently bear against the hat pin and retard the movement of the latter to such an extent as to prevent its accidental removal.

An apertured car 13 is formed on the edge of the open end 6 of the body 5 and a securing chain 14 is secured thereto. A spring clip 15 is pivotally connected with the opposite end of the chain 14 and is adapted to be engaged with the edge of the brim 16 of a hat to prevent the accidental loss of the hat pin guard.

What I claim is A hat pin guard comprising a cylindrical housing, a curved wall closing one end of said housing, a tubular casing located concentrically within the housing and having one end closed, securing straps formed on the closed end of the casing and having their free ends curved to conform to the contour of the curved wall, means for securing the straps to the curved wall, straps secured to the casing intermediate its ends and to the housing for supporting the casing concentrically within the housing, and curved springs secured to the housing and engaging the open end of the casing to guide a hat pin within the casing and to hold it against 1 withdrawal therefrom.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JESSE FRIERSON. Witnesses:

VIRGIL VINCENT, J AMZES M. HENRY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner 0! Patents,

Washington, I). 0. 

